MG T-Bar Quiz

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Posted 12 years 4 months ago #57114
What is the engine code for this engine, and what MG was it fitted to?

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Replied by PQD44 on topic Re: MG T-Bar Quiz

Posted 12 years 4 months ago #57155
Took me a while to find a pic of the engine to confirm my suspicions, but this is a 2.6-litre OHV straight-six engine belonging to the MG WA.

This one (se link below) was up for sale in 2010 with an estimate:£48000 - £55000 price tag, bit out of my range :slapme:

MG WA sold in 2010

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Replied by MartinW on topic Re: MG T-Bar Quiz

Posted 12 years 4 months ago #57164
According to a definitive source on engine codes the following were used:
QPHW 2561cc Wolseley 18/80 ohv engine 18HP
Q being a 2L 6 cyl, P being OHV, H being a 69mm bore and 6 cylinder unit, and W being Wolseley sourced.

This assumes PDQ is right about it being a WA, I am sure he is.
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Replied by MG mad on topic Re: MG T-Bar Quiz

Posted 12 years 4 months ago #57166
It is most certainly a WA engine :) Pic doesn't show it that well, but the whole thing is covered in MG octagones - cast in to the exhaust manifolds, oil filler cap, rocker cover bolts etc etc... Dad has one (and the rest of the car, in bits), used to walk past it all the time in the basement :) First MG engine to have a fully counterbalanced crank.

However, QPHW is not the engine code as used in the WA. MG spec was a bit higher than Wolseley.

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98 MGF Abingdon" 285H cams, modded head etc
87 MG Metro: 1440cc fast road car
88 MG Metro Turbo
70 MG Midget: 1.9L VVC + supercharger + RWD = YEEHAA!
72 MGBGT: Project Speed 6 MGB
05 MG ZT-T 260: wife's sensible car
01 MG ZS 180: LHD, for driving around Germany in

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Replied by MartinW on topic Re: MG T-Bar Quiz

Posted 12 years 4 months ago #57171
The source I looked at had this:
QPJG 2322cc MG WA ohv engine 18HP.

But I thought that this was an error and referred to the SA and not the WA.

If the code was different then I imagine it must be QPHG?
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Replied by MG mad on topic Re: MG T-Bar Quiz

Posted 12 years 4 months ago #57174
QPJG is, as far as I recall, the WA engine code, QPHG being the SA code. Over to you.

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98 MGF Abingdon" 285H cams, modded head etc
87 MG Metro: 1440cc fast road car
88 MG Metro Turbo
70 MG Midget: 1.9L VVC + supercharger + RWD = YEEHAA!
72 MGBGT: Project Speed 6 MGB
05 MG ZT-T 260: wife's sensible car
01 MG ZS 180: LHD, for driving around Germany in

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Replied by MartinW on topic Re: MG T-Bar Quiz

Posted 12 years 4 months ago #57176
It's really over to PQD, he identified the engine.

I am puzzled as the capacity for that code indicates a smaller capacity as used on the SA. But thanks for confirming it.

Come on, PQD, let's have the next question PDQ.
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Posted 12 years 4 months ago #57185
One of the T-Bar members is pictured in the Safety Fast this month, who?
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Replied by Gadget2466 on topic Re: MG T-Bar Quiz

Posted 12 years 4 months ago #57192

MartinW wrote: One of the T-Bar members is pictured in the Safety Fast this month, who?



Is it YOU Martin ??? :broon:

Not a member of MGCC only MGOC, so not a hope in getting this as I don't get the mag :nonod: :nonod:

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Replied by PQD44 on topic Re: MG T-Bar Quiz

Posted 12 years 4 months ago #57196
Not me not picking up the keys to No. 1 of 500 :bang:

Thanks for posting a question Martin I had to go out for a while.

Before you two (MartinW - MG mad) start something like that again please issue an MG Anorak Warning :bust:

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Replied by Gadget2466 on topic Re: MG T-Bar Quiz

Posted 12 years 4 months ago #57199

Gadget2466 wrote:

MartinW wrote: One of the T-Bar members is pictured in the Safety Fast this month, who?



Is it YOU Martin ??? :broon:

Not a member of MGCC only MGOC, so not a hope in getting this as I don't get the mag :nonod: :nonod:


OR...could it be Darren - LuckyMarine.
know he was in MG Enthusiast Mag, these storiies have a habbit of appearing in MGE 1 month then, Enjoying Mg and I'm sure Safety fast on a monthly rotation

Again guessing in dark really.

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Posted 12 years 4 months ago #57201
Would it be Softly Softly - well I'm on the on-line version and it looks like her avitor - HI SOFTLY SOFTLY :welcome:

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